giomach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Cognate with Irish gliomach, Manx gimmagh, and possibly Welsh cimwch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡiməx/

Noun

giomach m (genitive singular giomaich, plural giomaich)

  1. lobster

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
giomachghiomach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “giomach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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